Here at Profitable Fish Farming we will be publishing a weekly update including the latest price of table size catfish as well as other catfish feed ingredients you will need for a profitable catfish farming business in Nigeria.

We have personal experience with some of these ingredients — and have used them to achieve as much as 100 percent profit in our catfish farming business. We also supply (or can connect you with suppliers for) some of the ingredients we use that we think will yield the best results. Ingredients we supply are indicated — and you can contact us if you’re interested in getting any of these ingredients from us.

CATFISH COST IN NIGERIA (price of table size catfish per kg)

Tiny size: N540

Smallest size: N620

Small size: N670 and N750 for Hybrid

Medium size: N720 for Clarias and N850 for Hybrid

Big size: N720 for Clarias and N920 for Hybrid

FLOATING FISH FEED

Aller Aqua

2mm: N9,000

3mm: N8,600

4mm: N8,200

Skretting

2mm: N9,370

3mm: N8,620

4mm: N6,600

Eco Float

3mm: N4,350

4mm: N4,300

6mm: N4,200

Blue Crown

2mm: N6,200

3mm: N5,750

4mm: N5,750

6mm: N5,500

Note: We use Blue Crown and Eco Float floating feed as a much cheaper and reliable substitute to Aller Aqua and Skretting floating feed, and we can supply both in case you are interested.

CATFISH FEED INGREDIENT COST IN NIGERIA (price per kg)

Local Fish: N400

Fish Meal (Senegal): N400/N500 depending on quality.

Fish Concentrate: N1,100

Fish Meal (72 percent): N900

Fish Meal (65 percent): –

Poultry Meal: N380

Bone Meal: N70

Local Blood Meal: N200

Imported Blood Meal: N300

Bern-seed: N100

Soya Meal: N150

Full-Fat Soya: N210

GNC: N120

Dough: N80

Maize: N80

Garri (low quality): N70

Garri (high quality/koko garri): N75

Biscuit waste: N90

Molasses: N100

NOTE: We use and supply cheaper and reliable local fish meal as an alternative to the expensive 72 percent fish meal. We can also connect you to people who can supply all of the other ingredients.

CATFISH FINGERLINGS (price)

Fingerlings: N10

Post-fingerlings: N15

Juvenile: N20 – N30

NOTE: If you are interested in any of the above ingredients, we might be able to link you to a supplier. Feel free to reach out directly to us.